diff --git a/srcpkgs/meson/template b/srcpkgs/meson/template
index 32236a479ad..5225d0ceda4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/meson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/meson/template
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 # Template file for 'meson'
 pkgname=meson
 reverts="0.52.0_1 0.52.0_2"
-version=0.53.2
+version=0.54.0
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 build_style=python3-module
-pycompile_module="mesonbuild"
 hostmakedepends="python3-devel python3-setuptools"
 depends="ninja python3-setuptools"
 checkdepends="glib-devel gobject-introspection libsanitizer-devel ninja
  pkg-config vala python-devel"
 short_desc="Super fast build system"
-maintainer="Dylan Katz <muddmaker.97@gmail.com>"
+maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://mesonbuild.com"
 changelog="https://github.com/mesonbuild/$pkgname/blob/master/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-${version%.*}.0.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mesonbuild/$pkgname/releases/download/$version/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=3e8f830f33184397c2eb0b651ec502adb63decb28978bdc84b3558d71284c21f
+checksum=dde5726d778112acbd4a67bb3633ab2ee75d33d1e879a6283a7b4a44c3363c27
 
 do_check() {
 	# meson depends on trillion of things to perform actual tests